Inauguration
Is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States.
Role range: 2017-2021
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Donald Trump Biography and Timeline
Follow Donald Trump through 127 dated historical records for United States of America.
Donald Trump, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2017–2018Years on this page
2017
CIA Speech
Delivers unscripted remarks at CIA headquarters focusing on media coverage and crowd size.
Role range: 2017-2021
Women’s March Response
Faces worldwide protests the day after his inauguration.
Role range: 2017-2021
Emoluments Lawsuit Filed
Faces first lawsuit alleging violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.
Role range: 2017-2021
Global Gag Rule
Reinstates restrictions on U.S. funding to NGOs providing abortion counseling.
Role range: 2017-2021
Mexico City Policy
Reinstates the Mexico City Policy restricting abortion-related foreign aid.
Role range: 2017-2021
TPP Withdrawal
Directs withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Role range: 2017-2021
Keystone XL Memorandum
Invites resubmission of the Keystone XL pipeline application.
Role range: 2017-2021
Border Wall Executive Order
Signs Executive Order 13767 on border wall planning and construction.
Role range: 2017-2021
Border Wall Order
Orders construction of a wall along the southern border.
Role range: 2017-2021
Immigration Enforcement Order
Signs Executive Order 13768 expanding immigration enforcement.
Role range: 2017-2021
First Travel Ban
Signs an executive order restricting entry from several Muslim-majority countries.
Role range: 2017-2021
Gorsuch Nomination
Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
Role range: 2017-2021
Revised Travel Ban
Issues a revised travel ban after legal challenges.
Role range: 2017-2021
Coal Regulations Rollback
Signs an order rolling back Obama-era climate and coal regulations.
Role range: 2017-2021
Syria Airstrikes
Orders missile strikes on a Syrian airbase after a chemical weapons attack.
Role range: 2017-2021
Gorsuch Sworn In
Neil Gorsuch is sworn in as Supreme Court Justice.
Role range: 2017-2021
Tax Cuts Proposal
Unveils outline of major tax cuts.
Role range: 2017-2021
Comey Firing
Fires FBI Director James Comey.
Role range: 2017-2021
Saudi Arabia Visit
Delivers speech to leaders of Muslim-majority countries.
Role range: 2017-2021
NATO Summit Speech
Urges NATO allies to increase defense spending.
Role range: 2017-2021
Paris Agreement Withdrawal
Announces U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.
Role range: 2017-2021
First Cabinet Meeting
Holds first full Cabinet meeting praising administration achievements.
Role range: 2017-2021
G20 Hamburg Summit
Attends G20 summit and meets world leaders.
Role range: 2017-2021
Obamacare Repeal Failure
Senate fails to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Role range: 2017-2021
Charlottesville Remarks
Faces criticism for saying there were “fine people on both sides” after a deadly rally.
Role range: 2017-2021
Jerusalem Recognition
Recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Role range: 2017-2021
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The Act reduces the corporate tax rate and changes individual and business taxation.
Role range: 2017-2021
2018
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation
Begins implementation of major tax cuts passed in late 2017.
Role range: 2017-2021
JCPOA Withdrawal
Withdraws the United States from the Iran nuclear agreement.
Role range: 2017-2021
Iran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal
Withdraws the U.S. from the Iran nuclear agreement.
Role range: 2017-2021
Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
Imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from allies.
Role range: 2017-2021
North Korea Singapore Summit
Meets Kim Jong Un in Singapore to discuss denuclearisation.
Role range: 2017-2021
Singapore Trade Remarks
Links trade and security in remarks during North Korea summit.
Role range: 2017-2021
China Trade War
Announces tariffs on Chinese goods, beginning a trade war.
Role range: 2017-2021
Family Separation Controversy
Faces backlash over family separations at the U.S.–Mexico border.
Role range: 2017-2021
Kavanaugh Nomination
Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
Role range: 2017-2021
NATO Brussels Summit
Presses allies on burden-sharing at NATO summit.
Role range: 2017-2021
Helsinki Summit with Putin
Meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
Role range: 2017-2021
Tariff Escalation with China
Announces further tariffs on Chinese imports.
Role range: 2017-2021
Records, sources and methodology
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